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I hope I'm posting this on time. A friend of mine emailed me info on a listing on craigslist about a dog that desperately needs a home...like NOW! The friend is trying to help this person get this dog adopted.

The dog's name is Tongo. CLICK HERE! for the full information on this dog.

Isn't he beautiful?!

So hurry up to the East Valley Animal Shelter as soon as you can to snatch up this puppy!!

Got this email from a very reliable source. Five puppies were dumped dumped in their neighborhood. There seem to be two are black labs and three are blonde/yellow labs.

Here's the email:

They're FREE

Please help find these babies find homes. If you can't take one, *please forward to anyone who may be interested*. We found these FIVE lab pups in our neighborhood this morning. Apparently, someone dumped them. We think they are 6-8 weeks old. Attached are a few pictures. Really need to find a home we are leaving to go out of town on Saturday. Just let me know if anyone is interested.

Lauren......
714-943-0905 or lverity@oakley.com

They may be in Orange county, but Hey!! if you can help these dogs, then why not drive down there and check them out!!

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Got yet another email about dogs that have been found and need homes. The two dogs in question are a poodle mix and a terrier mix. Check out their photos and read the story from the person that found them.

Aren't they cute?!

Jodi (I think) with the dogs.
Not sure where the dogs are but I know they are in the 626 area code. Regardless of where you live, if you're looking for a dog, here's another chance to adopt some really cute ones. Here is her email (some of it has been edited):

About 3 weeks ago my sister, Loretta, was at a Park and saw three little dogs running in a dump area looking for food. She said that bystanders had seen them there for a few days and were pretty sure that is where they lived knowing that they can find scraps of food there. Loretta told me that a couple said that they tried to get the dogs to come to them to no avail. So my sister Loretta parked her car near the dump, under a shady tree, opened all her car doors and waited them out 1 whole hour before they all sat around her car. One even jumped in the vehicle and was laying in there to rest.

They were so matted, dirty, and full of flees and ticks yet my sister found it in her heart to take them with her and call me to help. When she first arrived to my home she let them out of the car and we gave them food and water. All 3 seemed just so happy to have people around them and more then happy to just hang out with us. From this point we felt God sent us these 3 precious dogs and that it was our duty to help them. So, we first took them to the pound and let them keep them for 5 days in hopes that they would have a chance to be adopted. We were blessed. One of them had been adopted within that five days. As for the other two it was curtain call time, if you know what I mean so I adopted them out of the pound. The last 2 weeks have been an amazing transformation for these 2 loving dogs. From living in the park dump, matted/dirty and filled with flees and ticks they are now spayed, micro chipped, been given their shots and have even had a trip to the groomers with a nice hair cut and flee and tick dip bath and are in good spirits.

We believe that one is definitely a poodle mix of some sort and the other is terrier mix. The Poodle mix is a white male and the terrier mix is a girl. The doctor at the pound believes that they are both about 1 year of age and that the female terrier mix has had a litter of puppies in her short life already. Both are really sweet dogs. The are good around children and would be a great loving companion for someone who needs a pal 24/7 around the clock.

We need to give these two dogs a good life now. Both are very loving and kind. They love to be together and we would love to find a family willing to take them both in. But if not, we can find each of them a loving family. Their first year of life has not been so good so we ask that if anyone is interested in giving both or even just one of these dogs a home that you take into consideration the following:

You have the time for an animal (s)
That lots of love can be provided
We prefer to find homes that will allow them to be indoor family members and, if possible, have time for nice walks. We are willing to do test trials on a temporary basis if needed. We don't want anyone to feel obligated to keep them if it doesn't work out. We are more then happy to take them back and keep trying until we find the perfect homes. Besides, more then anything, we want you to be just as happy with your possible new doggie as we want them to be just as happy with their new possible owners.

If you or somebody you know might be interested or have any questions, please contact me, Joni, at 626-488-4238. This is my cell number. If I don't answer please leave your name, number and a good time to reach you and I will be happy to call you back as soon as I can. Thank you so much!
God Bless you all
Joni

Here is the second installment of this post. I got a call back from a kitten rescue volunteer to borrow some of her traps. So my husband and I decided to drive on over to my mom's house. She said that the momma cat and the kittens were playing in the neighbor's front yard. So we went there. The neighbor's kids tried to help us. We were able to get the momma cat in one cage and two kittens. We're still trying to trap the last kitten (an orange tabby). We brought the cats to my apartment to leave them on the balcony until I can bring them to the other volunteer's house tomorrow.

Here's where it gets ugly. I have never trapped cats before and I didn't realize just how fragile cat traps are. They open very easily if you drop them. YUP! That's right. We put the momma cat's cage on the ledge of the balcony and it fell. That immediately caused it to open and the momma kitty bolted. I tried to catch her to no avail. I feel like I failed in this endeavor...I'm really heartsick over this. I just hope that she's in the complex somewhere. We set the trap up again, so hopefully she'll come in. I will try to trap her for the next few days. You can just imagine how angry I am over this.

But my mission for right now is to get the two kittens that we did catch over to the volunteer's house in the morning. Please pray that everything turns out alright. I'm very stressed right now.

A few days ago I was informed of a cat with three kittens living next door to my mother. Apparently the momma was the eldest daughter's cat, but she decided to leave the kitty and the family did not spay her. So...yup! She had kittens and now my mother and I are on a vendetta to get these cats fixed and out of the situation they are in. Yesterday (Saturday Aug. 16, 2008) I talked to the father. I explained that there are ways to help these cats. He was very cooperative (thank god) and explained what happened. He wants to get rid of the cats. I told him that we will try and get them sometime this week. The problem I have right now is trying to figure where to get a trap and where to bring them.

Now, while I volunteer for Kitten Rescue, I've never ever trapped and fostered cats myself. Oh wait! I take that back. About ten years ago I fostered a kitten for one night, but I've never caught cats myself. My mother has but I haven't. So this is going to be a new experience for me.

Aside from calling and emailing people at kitten rescue I've been looking at other resources here!. My mother is willing to help and I'm really happy about that.

As soon as I can get some good photos I'll post them here!

Stay tuned...

A few days ago I was informed of a cat with three kittens living next door to my mother. Apparently the momma was the eldest daughter's cat, but she decided to leave the kitty and the family did not spay her. So...yup! She had kittens and now my mother and I are on a vendetta to get these cats fixed and out of the situation they are in. Yesterday (Saturday Aug. 16, 2008) I talked to the father. I explained that there are ways to help these cats. He was very cooperative (thank god) and explained what happened. He wants to get rid of the cats. I told him that we will try and get them sometime this week. The problem I have right now is trying to figure where to get a trap and where to bring them.

Now, while I volunteer for Kitten Rescue, I've never ever trapped and fostered cats myself. Oh wait! I take that back. About ten years ago I fostered a kitten for one night, but I've never caught cats myself. My mother has but I haven't. So this is going to be a new experience for me.

Aside from calling and emailing people at kitten rescue I've been looking at other resources here!. My mother is willing to help and I'm really happy about that.

As soon as I can get some good photos I'll post them here!

Stay tuned...

Here's yet another beautiful animal that was abandoned by a family that lost their house to foreclosure. A friend of mine forwarded this information about Sapphire, a gorgeous German Shepherd in Pasadena.

Here's the email sent by the people who are currently fostering her:

Sapphire was abandoned for about 2 months; neighbors got together to make sure Sapphire had food and water and an occasional treat. Sapphire has all her booster shots, including rabies, and was spayed on 08/05/08. She is a sweet, quiet and gentle dog, with an all around great temperament. She's also well behaved and calm on car rides and good on a leash.

We know she's great with kids. She is NOT good with cats She's okay with other dogs, she wants to be the alpha female. We notice that she wants all the attention. She is starved for attention and affection. Home and yard check required.

If you're interested in this beautiful dog, please contact Arnold or Julie at (626) 791-2131 or email them anj4syrah@aol.com.

Seriously! How can anyone abandon a beautiful dog like this!!

According to this article, It all depends on a trash fee hike, which could stave off some of the layoffs.

Here's an excerpt from the article:

All city departments were ordered to submit possible cuts as a result of the budget crisis. The Department of Animal Services suggested either delaying the public opening of the new Mission shelter or reducing public hours at all the shelters. The city told the agency to do both and cut positions.

According to the article, the fate of the workers may ultimately be tied to trash bin fees. Councilman Richard Alarcon discovered that the City had not collected all fees from residents with extra are extra-large trash bins. The amount is estimated to be about $8.5 million. Hopefully residents will pay the extra fee so that these desperately needed jobs can be saved. The animals need it!

It's the worst case of demodectic mange they have ever seen, according to the New Leash On Life dog rescue organization. Maggie, a six-month-old Lab/Staffordshire terrier mix was found abandoned, dehydrated and hungry near the Hansen Dam area. The group of lifeguards that found her dropped her off at the nearby East Valley Shelter where they deemed her too sick for the costly veterinary care that the shelter would have to provide. She was scheduled to be euthanized when a shelter worker decided to give Maggie a chance by calling local rescue organizations. NLOL came to the rescue.

Above right: an NLOL caretaker tends to Maggie. The right photo shows just how severe the mange is.

Check out Maggie's full story here! And check out this video!

Here's current news on Maggie according to the website:

• 90% of Maggie's mites are dead, which is good news
• It could take 6 months before we see a real improvement in her coat and up to 1-2 years for it to completely fill in. And actually chances are that some hair will not come back in certain areas. She could also be left with some permanent scarring.
• Maggie is currently on antibiotics for infection, Ivemectin for the mange, and will need weekly baths and possibly skin scrapings.
• We plan to find her booties for her feet so her toenails don't re-open her wounds if she tries to scratch them.

To make a donation towards Maggie's treatment go here! So far, approximately $1,500 has been raised towards Maggie's treatment and more funds are needed to keep her long-term treatment going.

And check out Maggie's story at The Signal.

The whole brood of five. It looks like more but as you can tell it's because of the mirror...LOL!!
Wow! This week is really prolific when it comes animals needing homes. A new friend of mine Judy (heheh) emailed me about five cats that still need homes. These cats came out of a group of 20 that were found at an abandoned house in Winnetka. Fifteen have found homes but five are still left. Judy three neighborhood kids put on a Lemonade fundraiser to help these abandoned cats. In fact, it was such a success that they raised $1,700 within two days.

These cats are just a little over a year old and they are all spayed/neutered, updated on their shots, wormed and treated with Advantage for fleas. Kittens are cute but adult cats can be just as great. :)

If you know anyone that would love a kitty or two...OR FIVE! please contact Judy McKenna at (818) 882-0207 or email her at flyjudy@sbcglobal.net. Or you can leave a comment here or email me and I'll forward her the info.

Here are individual photos of all five cats:
Here's Baby Boi!!

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